Hello from Tennessee!

I'm from Tennessee and have been a pipe smoker off and on since I was 14 years old. My dad was a pipe smoker and I followed in his footsteps. He used to smoke Sir Walter Raleigh in a Kaywoodie or Dr. Grabow and was content with that. People would sometimes give him new blends to try but he always stuck with Sir Walter Raleigh. I grew up in Georgia but started to visit middle Tennessee to explore caves and fell in love with the state and ended up moving here many years ago. The mountains, rivers and caves here appealed to me because I'm an outdoorsman. Anyhow, I am glad to be here at Cigarbum because I like cigars in addition to pipes. My tastes in pipe tobacco in recent years leans toward burley blends, sometimes with some Kentucky dark-fired and/or a touch of cigar leaf thrown in. I like some of the John Patton blends (from 4 Noggins): Storm Front, Dark Horse, and Dark & Stormy. Also like Carter Hall, Five Brothers, and Haunted Bookshop. Also like many of the Gawith Hoggarth blends, like Louisiana Perique Flake and others. Looking forward to learning of some new blends and pipes from all of you.

Welcome aboard the Bum, I have a pipe and tobacco collection but burn mostly cigars. Lots of good people here about to enable you too

John, welcome to the Bum from Missouri. I’m glad you are here! I lived in a cave (Zoo Cave) in Taney Co. MO which is in Mark Twain National Forest while turkey hunting when I was early 20’s.

Welcome, John!

Sounds like you have a well rounded taste of tobaccos!

My pipe smoking is few and far between these days, but once in a while I’ll get into a stint and pull out the pipes.

Glad to have you here!


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Welcome to the Bum John !

Welcome John!

Welcome! Just started smoking pipes, myself. Hope you'll stick around so I can see what you're smokin.

Welcome aboard John.

Welcome John.
I've been smoking a lot of burleys lately too. I was a Virginia and Virginia/perique fan but lately they have been giving me a lot of tongue bite, and burleys don't do that. So I've been smoking Haunted Bookshop more than anything. I wasn't too big on it at first, but after a while have acquired a taste for it and love it.

Glad to see another outdoorsman around here as well. I spend as much time in the woods as I can. I call it deer hunting, but truth be told I don't do it for the deer. Getting a deer is a bonus. 90% of the reason I go is to just be in the woods with nature and enjoy the quiet.

Cheers

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Welcome John.
I've been smoking a lot of burleys lately too. I was a Virginia and Virginia/perique fan but lately they have been giving me a lot of tongue bite, and burleys don't do that. So I've been smoking Haunted Bookshop more than anything. I wasn't too big on it at first, but after a while have acquired a taste for it and love it.

Glad to see another outdoorsman around here as well. I spend as much time in the woods as I can. I call it deer hunting, but truth be told I don't do it for the deer. Getting a deer is a bonus. 90% of the reason I go is to just be in the woods with nature and enjoy the quiet.

Cheers

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Thanks for the welcome, @Cool Breeze ! Sounds like my experiences with Virginia-dominant blends - too much tongue bite.

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Welcome aboard John.

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Thanks for the welcome, @allusred !

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Welcome! Just started smoking pipes, myself. Hope you'll stick around so I can see what you're smokin.

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Thanks for the welcome, @chain_gang ! I plan on sticking around.

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Welcome John!

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Thanks for the welcome, @Brimy !

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Welcome to the Bum John !

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Thanks for the welcome, @WNYTONY !

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Originally Posted by Nature

Welcome, John!

Sounds like you have a well rounded taste of tobaccos!

My pipe smoking is few and far between these days, but once in a while I’ll get into a stint and pull out the pipes.

Glad to have you here!


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Thanks for the welcome, @Nature ! I'm glad to be here at Cigar Bum.